Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 20, 2009
Submitted
July 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49730
Aircraft time
59,647 hours, 31,196 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CMH - CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED CMH WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT LEAKING OIL AND EVIDENCE OF OIL INGESTION INTO APU INLET. ACCOMPLISHED MCM CARD 21-96-01 AND MCM CARD 21-92-12. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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